Speaker: Lateshia Davidson, LMSW, State Health Insurance Assistance Program Coordinator and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Coordinator, Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will have knowledge of:

***What is SHIPP ***Learn how to enroll in Medicare ***Description of what Medicare is and the requirements ***Parts A & B ***Part C (Medicare Advantage) ***Part D (Medications) ***Part E (Medigap) No longer available to new Medicare beneficiaries, but if you are already have the plan, you can continue to use the benefits. ***Medigap Plan E helps cover your basic Medicare expenses, including Part A and Plan B costs, blood transfusions, and international travel medical costs.

Contact hours: Nurses: 1.2 (ABNP1246, expires 1.21.2027); 1.0 Social Workers (AEBSW#0100, expires 7.21.2025; 1.0 Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrators, Occupational and Physical Therapists/Assistants. Any other professionals that need a certificate, registration form and evaluation is required. Classes are open to the Public. Nurses hours are transmitted to the ABN website with 36 hours or less after the class. All other copies of class rosters are sent to each designated Board.

Class evaluation is required within 24 hours after the course to receive a certificate. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Evaluations is located at: www.humanresourceoptions.com. Certificates will be emailed within 3-5 days after the zoom class. Confirmation email will be sent once evaluation is received. If confirmation is not received by 1pm on Saturday, August 16, evaluation was not received. If you have submitted an evaluation within 24 hours, and did not receive a certificate within three days, please email me.

Complete registration form on www.humanresourceoptions.com, Mail payment of $15 to Human Resource Options, Post Office Box 310996, Birmingham, AL 35231. You can pay with check/money order or Zelle: 2055677910 or Cash Ap: $CarCSmith.

Cost for duplicate certificates is five dollars. Duplicates requested after three months, cost is fifteen dollars.

7:30- 8:30 Registration and visit with vendors

8:30- 9:30 Renal Disease Prevention: Be Kind to your Kidneys

Mary Bogan, LBSW, Care Transition Administrator, Department of Care

Transitions, UAB Medicine, UAB

9:30- 10:30 Ethics for Healthcare Professional

Carlette C. Smith, RN, NHA, MA, BSN, BA, Human Resource Options

10:30-11:30 Your Life, Your Legacy

Titiana Alexander, JD, BS, Director of Marketing, Dignity Memorial

11:30- 12:30 Lunch/ Vendor Visit

12:30- 1:30 GriefShare: The Journey for Mourning to Joy, “Entering the New Normal”

Peter Jackson, BME, MME, Leader, Facilitator, Grief Recovery Support Group

1:30- 2:30 Emotional Wellness

Jennifer Wills, PharmD, Mills Pharmacy and Randell Pickering, BA, MA,

Director of Sales, Mill Pharmacy

2:30- 3:30 Laughter is Good for Your Heart

Haley Manasco, RN, BSN, Oasis Hospice

3:30 Evaluation and Certificates

Contact hours:

Nurses: 7.0 hours

Occupation and Physical Therapy/Assistants, Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Assisted Living Administrators, Other: 6.0 hours.

ABNP #1246, Expires 1.21.27, AEBSW #0100, expires 7.21.25

Registration Form

Name___________________________ Title________________ License #___________________

Address_________________________ Phone#__________________ Email___________________

Cost: $30- Mail check or money order to: HRO, Post Office Box 310996, Birmingham, Al. 35231; Cash App/ Zelle: 205-567-7910. Registration is limited to 50 people. Address and email should be personal and not that of business. Many business emails will not accept emails from Human Resource Options. After I get 50 participants, I will open up zoom.

Questions or concerns: www.humanresourceoptions.com or 205-567-7910

Schedule

9:00 - 10:00am Registration/Coffee with Vendors

10:00 - 11:00am Session 1 –"Building Elder Justice, Strong Homes and Communities: Elders Deserve Peace"

Speaker: Robyn James

11:00 - 12:00pm Session 2 – “Comfort for the Caregiver”

Speaker: Dr. Willie Brunetti

12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch (provided) and Vendor Time

1:00 - 2:00pm Session 3 – “Unraveling the Complexity: Understanding and Addressing Care Refusal Behaviors in People Living with Dementia”

Speaker: Dr. Rita Jablonski

2:00 - 3:00pm Session 4 – “Effective Communication Strategies for Dementia Patients”
Speaker: Dr. Jenni Beall

Cost: Free

Attendees have the option to attend in person or virtually*

Schedule

8:00 am – 8:30am Registration

8:30am – 9:30am Attitude Determines Your Aptitude,

Speaker: Carlette C. Smith, RN, NHA, MA, BSN, BA

9:30am – 10:30 Update On Infant Mortality

Speaker: Dr. Brian Sims, MD, Children’s Hospital

10:30am – 11:30  Tips to Protect Your Personal Information

Speaker: Carlette C. Smith, RN, NHA, MA, BSN, BA                                                                              

11:30 -11:45am Break

11:45 –12:45 Communication Skills Utilized in Palliative Care/End of Life                               

Speaker: Dr. Marcia Lowe, PhD, RN, BSN, GEROJBC

12:45-1:45pm The Journey from Mourning to Joy, Entering the New Normal                         

Speaker: Peter R. Jackson, BME, MME, Leader/Facilitator at GriefShare,  President, Better Envelopes

1:45 – 2pm Evaluations and Certificates

Contact Hours: Nurses: 5; Nursing Home Administrators, Assisted Living Administrators, Social Workers, Occupational and Physical Therapists/Assistants:4.0 ABN #1246, expires 1.21.2027, AEBSW #0100, expires 7-21-2025.

Cost: $30.00 (Mail to HRO, Post Office Box 310996, Birmingham, AL 35231) Limited to 40 people

Speaker: Jan Neal of Jan Neal Law Firm, LLC

This presentation will discuss how good emotional health affects physical health, and vice versa. Depression, anxiety, and loneliness are not normal to aging, yet seniors are vulnerable to these and other mental health conditions. This presentation will discuss these issues and offer simple alternatives to good mental health.

Speaker: Jay Jones, Community Educator, Right at Home

Learn lifestyle factors that increase the risk of dementia. Understand the connection between heart health and brain health. Learn the most important strategies for mental fitness.

Sponsored by Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging. (Contact hours are free).

Speaker: Jan Neal, Attorney, Jan Neal Law, LLC

Contact hours approved for Nurses, Social Workers, Physical and Occupational Therapists, and

Nursing Home Administrators. All classes are open to

Caregivers and the Public. Contact hours: Nurses: 1.2, Others:1.0.

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email

containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Kimberly Smith, BFA - Community Educator, Right at Home

Contact hours approved for Nurses, Social Workers, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Nursing

Home Administrators and Assisted Living Administrators. All classes are open to Caregivers and the

Public. Contact hours: Nurses: 1.2, Others: 1.0.

Right at HomeRegister in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register in advance for this webinar.

.Speaker: Kimberly Smith, BFA - Community Educator, Right at Home

Right at HomeRegister in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Lateshia Davidson, LMSW - State Health Insurance Assistance Program Coordinator

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Kim Smith, BFA, Community Educator, Right at Home

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Jan Neal, Attorney, Jan Neal Law Firm, LLC

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Pete Jackson, Leader/Facilitator

Meetings will be held at Faith Church , 4601 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL 35242 on Thursday nights from 7:00pm to 8:45pm, starting September 1, 2022. If you are college age or older and have lost a close family member, please call 205.908.6529 or email FromMourningToJoy@gmail.com.

Registration Fee: $20.00 

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Jan Neal, Attorney, Jan Neal Law Firm, LLC

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker: Robyn James, BSBM, Director, Elder Justice Center of Alabama M4A

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register in advance for this webinar. Please complete evaluations 24 hours after the class to receive your certificate.

After you register, you will receive the link to enter the class.

This conference will be held at the Jasper Civic Center.

Register in advance for this webinar: For February 22nd, 2022.

Sponsored by Robyn James, Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (M4A) and Jan Neal of Jan Neal Law Firm LLC.

Register in advance for this webinar: For December 14th, 2021

Register in advance for the Alzheimer's Caregiver’s Conference: November 18, 2021

Presenter: Angela Davis MA, Grief Counselor/Life Coach

Be Set Free, Inc

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Contact Hours provided by Human Resource Options LLC. (HRO)

Human Resource Options LLC, approved provider of continuing education by Alabama Board of Nursing. Nurses: ABNP1246 expires 1.7.23. One day: 2.5 hours, Two Days: 5 hours.

HRO approved provider of continuing education by Alabama Executive Board of Social Workers: SSW#0100, expires 1.21.23. Occupational Therapy. Continuing education hours for Social Work, Physical and OccupationalTherapy: One day: 2 hours, Two days: 4 hours. Approval by Alabama Board of Nursing Home Administrators: One day: 2 hours, Two days: 4 hours. Approval by Executive Board of Assisted Living Administrators: One day: 2 hours, two days: 4 hours (pending approval, check website. All classes open to the public. Certificate provided upon request). All hours of attendance is documented on the Zoom sheet with time signed-in, time-signed out and number of minutes attended. There is no partial credit awarded, you must attend the entire session(s) to receive certificate. Telephone Calls: Only your phone number will be documented on the zoom report. On the evaluation, list the number that you called from with your name and title. If the number is unidentified, no certificate can be issued. Groups: If more than one person is viewing the zoom call together, each person must complete the register and complete the evaluation, with your name and every one in attendance in the group on each form. Give me the name of the person, whose name will appear on the zoom form. Register online at www.humanresourceoptions.com. Confirmation will be sent with information for zoom registration. After the class, return to www.humanresourceoptions.com and complete the Evaluation within 24 hours after the course. NO EXCEPTIONS!! For professions that have a dash (-) or alphabets after your title, the website is not set up to accept either. Please put your requested title in the comment section at the bottom of the registration/evaluation forms. Nurses, type your seven digit number without a dash. Certificate(s) will be emailed within five days of course completion of day two. If you need your certificate mailed, send a self addressed envelope to: Human Resource Options, Post Office Box 310996, Birmingham, AL 35231. Once you receive your certificate(s), please send me a return email to confirm that you received your certificate. Without a confirmation, I will not know if you received your certificate. All attendee’s information is sent to your respective boards. Your are responsible to send a copy of your certificates when you renew, if this is your requirement. Nurses’ information will be transmitted to the Alabama Board of Nursing portal within five days. You cannot enter your own information. Please keep all of your certificates filed together. If you have not received a certificate after five days, please email me. It is preferred that you use your personal email address. Many work email servers do not accept emails from any outside source. If an email is returned to me and I do not have a valid phone number to call you, there is nothing that I can do. If you must request a duplicate copy, after ten days of the class, there is a ten ($10) fee for a copy.

Register in advance for the Alzheimer's Caregiver’s Conference: November 18th, 2021

Presenter: Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, PhD, MSW

Professor and DSW Program Director

School of Social Work at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Register in advance for the Alzheimer's Caregiver’s Conference: November 17th, 2021

Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright

Presenter: Dr. Renee Harmon, MD, Author, Speaker

Retired Co-Owner, Double Oak Family Medicine

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Register in advance for the Alzheimer's Caregiver’s Conference: November 17th, 2021

Presenter: Robyn L. James

Director of Marketing & Innovations

Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (M4A)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.